Here is your real estate news for Friday, October 3rd. Today’s Real Estate News (October 3rd, 2025): Mortgage Rates Hold Mostly SteadyThe 30-year fixed mortgage rate remains around 6.327%, with modest fluctuations but no sharp moves. Meanwhile, the 5-year adjustable-rate mortgage is averaging about 7.11%. These rates, while still high from a historical perspective, are not adding fresh volatility to...
Here is your real estate news for Wednesday, October 1st. Today’s Real Estate News (October 1st, 2025): FTC Sues Zillow & Redfin Over Alleged Anticompetitive Deal in Rental ListingsIn a major development, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit accusing Zillow of paying Redfin $100 million in order to suppress competition in the online rental-listing advertising market. The FTC claims...
Here is your real estate news for Tuesday, September 30th. Today’s Real Estate News (September 30th, 2025): Bubble Watch: Miami Tops Global Risk ListUBS’s 2025 Global Real Estate Bubble Index name Miami as the city most vulnerable to a housing bubble, citing high price-to-income and rent ratios, surging insurance costs, and cooling demand. Miami scored 1.73 on UBS’s scale (above the 1.5 “high...
Here is your real estate news for Monday, September 29th. Today’s Real Estate News (September 29th, 2025): New-Home Sales Surge as Builders Slash Prices & IncentivesNew-home sales leapt in August to their highest level in three years, climbing ~20.5% month over month to an annualized 800,000 units. That gain is largely driven by aggressive builder discounts, mortgage rate buydowns, and incentives:...
Here is your real estate news for Tuesday, September 23rd. Today’s Real Estate News (September 23rd, 2025): Compass to Acquire Anywhere Real Estate, Reshaping Brokerage LandscapeCompass has agreed to buy Anywhere Real Estate in an all-stock deal valued at about $1.5 billion, bringing together major brands like Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Better Homes & Gardens, Sotheby’s, and Corcoran under one...
Here is your real estate news for Monday, September 22nd. Today’s Real Estate News (September 22nd, 2025): U.S. Housing Market Staying Soft Amid High Rates, But Glimmers of HopeAccording to a recent Reuters survey, the U.S. housing market is expected to stay weak through 2026 due to persistently high mortgage rates (~6.5%), though a modest recovery is projected in 2027. Home prices, measured by the...
Here is your real estate news for Friday, September 12th. Today’s Real Estate News (September 12th, 2025): Drop in Mortgage Rates Sparks Buyer & Refinancer Activity Mortgage rates experienced their biggest weekly drop in about a year, with the 30-year fixed mortgage falling to 6.27% (from 6.50%) according to Freddie Mac. The 15-year fixed rate also eased, to about 5.50%. Lower rates have spurred...
Here is your real estate news for Thursday, September 11th. Today’s Real Estate News (September 11th, 2025): Boomers Expect Substantial Returns, But Many Plan to Stay Put A new survey from Florida Realtors shows that baby boomers continue to see homeownership as a key part of their financial future. Nearly 68% of boomers expect that if they sold their homes today, they’d make profits of $100,000 or...
Here is your real estate news for Tuesday, September 9th. Today’s Real Estate News (September 9th, 2025): Sellers Losing Leverage as Buyers Remain Scarce A recent Associated Press report shows a growing imbalance in the housing market: fewer buyers have shifted the power toward buyers, pushing sellers to lower prices, cover closing costs, and offer other concessions. Listings rose for the 21st...
Here is your real estate news for Monday, September 8th. Today’s Real Estate News (September 8th, 2025): Mortgage Rates Hit an 11-Month Low—Boosting Buyer Optimism Mortgage interest rates have fallen to their lowest point in 11 months. The average 30-year fixed rate dropped from 6.56% to 6.29%, and the 15-year fixed rate declined from 5.69% to 5.60%, according to Freddie Mac data. Buyers and...